4-515: The present day Bumble Hole Branch Canal and Boshboil Branch surround Bumble Hole , a water-filled clay pit , in Bumble Hole and Warren's Hall Nature Reserve , Rowley Regis , West Midlands , England . They formed a looped part of the original Dudley No. 2 Canal until the opening of the Netherton Tunnel in 1858 when the loop was bypassed by a new cut, in line with the new tunnel. Part of
8-523: Is often located alongside a clay pit to reduce the transport costs of the raw material . Today, pottery producers are often not sited near the source of their clay and usually do not own the clay deposits. In these industries, the other essential raw material is fuel for firing and potteries may be located near to fuel sources. Former claypits are sometimes filled with water and used for recreational purposes such as sailing and scuba diving . The Eden Project at Bodelva near St Austell , Cornwall , UK
12-513: The bypassed canal loop, which surrounds Bumble Hole, is now in-filled giving access to the pool of Bumble Hole. An area next to the Bumble Hole and Dudley canals is the Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve . Between Windmill End Junction and the tunnel portal stands Cobb's Engine House , built in 1831 to pump water from coal mines into the canal. The Bumble Hole railway was used to cross the canal near Windmill End Junction, but
16-444: Was dismantled in 1969. Download coordinates as: 52°29′30″N 2°04′13″W / 52.4916°N 2.0702°W / 52.4916; -2.0702 Clay pit A clay pit is a quarry or mine for the extraction of clay , which is generally used for manufacturing pottery , bricks or Portland cement . Quarries where clay is mined to make bricks are sometimes called brick pits . A brickyard or brickworks
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